Journal of Punjab Academy of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

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  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 19
  • Issue: 2

Thymic hyperplasia and sudden death: A pervasive fear in medicine

  • Author:
  • Varsha Vinod1, Shankar M Bakkannavar2,1, Vinod C Nayak3, Deepak M Nayak4, Vikram Palimar5, M Krishnan Nirmal6
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Published Online: Mar 20, 2019
  • Page Number: 165 to 167

1Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka

2Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka

3Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka

4Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka

5Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka

6Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka

Abstract

Status thymo-lymphaticusor simply “lymphatism” which is diagnosed based on enlargement of the thymus. This condition involves a combination of constitutional anomalies: hypertrophy of the thymus, general hyperplasia of the lymphatic system (such as the spleen and lymph nodes), hypoplasia of the cardiovascular system with aortic narrowing, and hypoadrenal. The condition is sometimes terminated by sudden death usually in children, but few cases have been reported in adults.

Keywords

Thymus hyperplasia, SUDA (sudden unexpected death in adults), Ectopic thymus